<p>I'm not sure if someone already posted this hint, but if you soak your crayons in a bucket of water, the wrappers will slide right off... just allow them to dry before you melt them.</p>

<p>crap! why didn't I think of that?</p>

<p>its so fun</p>

I am having trouble getting them out of the mini muffin pans. Can anyone give me some ideas? Thanks!

<p>try using cake cases it still works and it looks cool!</p>

<p>We just tried making these and had the same problem. We couldn't get the crayons out of the ramekins. My husband suggested we stick them in the freezer for awhile. We left them in there until they were frozen solid, the wax pulled away from the sides and they popped right out!</p>

<p>really cool but takes alot of time to peel the crayons</p>

<p>i agre - but its so worth it.</p>

<p>i spilt the crayons , so it was a waist of crayons, did this happen to anyone else????</p><p>It was a great idea though!</p>

<p>To release the crayons from the muffin tins, I lined the tins with muffin liner,then peel the paper off or after they cooled place the pan in warm water to soften a bit then the crayons will come right out. Or freeze them they will come out that way too! this does work , just be creative!:)</p>

<p>I also do the liners :) works wonders</p>

<p>my 4 year old &lt;3 to help mommy make these. simple to do to :)</p>

<p>how long do you bake them for</p>

These are awesome, I used to make these as a kid, I have two second had muffin tins I use to make these, and I have two silicone muffin ones, a heart shaped and flower shaped one! IIam currently making them to donate to an organization that help children that are victims of sexual abuse and incest.

<p>What if they don't turn out well what do I do.</p>

<p>Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.</p>

<p>This may be a silly question, but do you use your everyday baking pan or do you have one that is exclusively used for crafts? I have some pans that I bake with, but am not sure if it's safe to use them for this and then bake with them again.</p>

<p>crayons are non toxic, you can bake in them right after (I'd still wash them though)</p>

<p>where can I get the silicone molds fir a reasonable price</p>

<p>I use a silicone baking mold for mine, did mostly single colors, came out super cute, kids in my 3rd grader's class will be getting these for Valentine's. seriously though, keep an eye on your crayons, different colors melt at different rates, and if you use silicone, like me, make sure you put a cookie sheet under it or risk spilling hot wax everywhere.</p>

silicone pans have worked best for us in this project. our bug shaped cupcake pan gives us colorful ladybugs and butterflies that the kids adore

Can you use cupcake liners?

Worth a try- I have not attempted that. So many cute liners are available- would be nice if that worked. Let me know if that works out!

Could you do this with paper cupcake liners inside of the tin, or would it mess up the paper and/or permanently fuse it to the crayons? I want to do this for my daughter's birthday, and I have hundreds of those little liners I'd love to use up.<br />

All of my cupcake liners are crimped/folded around the edges- not sure if the melted crayons would stick inside the folds- maybe your liners are different.&nbsp; <br /> I suggest you make the cupcake crayons without the liner and then when ready to package them (for gifts), place each one in a liner (then).&nbsp; Good luck.

does anyone know a good way to keep the larger side of this (the side that is on top in the pan) smooth?&nbsp;I noticed all the photos I can find of these here or in etsy/hyena shops show the pan side only, so maybe it isn't just me? I'm sure they'll smooth out with use, but is there anyway to have them come out level?<br />

I just finished, and I just melted them down for 13 minutes. I used a diffrent caryon for one and it didn't melt compleatly. Then I left it on the counter for 15 min like it said, and put it straight in the frezzer a.s.a.p and i left it in there for 40 min by acdent. Some broke but it was so smooth. <br> <br>_________________________________________ <br>Wa wawa wa.wa wa wawawa wa wa wawa do de do.

Hey, I made a batch of these using the liners and they ended up working out fine. The reason I used them is because I was hoping they would be a little bit less messy, but in the end they really didn't seem to end up helping. <br />

Amazing! I've heard off this type of re-using before, but never tried it. In a couple hours, after i find some crayons, I will.

Could you make candles this way? Just add a wick?

Yea but just let the crayons cool for a minute then poke the wick in when the top of the crayon looks solid and lightly press your finger or a toothpick or somethng to press the wax onto the crayon/candle

There are other varieties of muffin tins. I recall seeing one in cast Iron that made muffins the shape of corn cobs.

cool, next holloween I'll buy bone shaped muffin tins to make these.

I'm a recent art student graduate and this is a great idea for all my left over crayons! My boyfriend has two small nieces and I thought this would be a cute xmas gift...extremely pocket friendly :) Thanks for the share!!!

These Was Super Fun And Super Easy!!!! Had Great Results (:&lt;3!

I just tried this a little while ago, and my results were great. I am getting a head start on Christmas, and thought this was the cutest idea, and an adorable stocking stuffer for my daughters. To package, I am going to cut the tall tops off of the transparent blue bags that our newspaper comes delivered in, and tie them off with decorative ribbon. Thanks again for the idea!

What a great idea!! I love giving something other than candy that is still fun to get on Halloween. :) They don't need any more sugar than they're already getting.

Good thinking. You think you could use chocolate molds to pour characters?

The kids and I have made this project a few times. Love it and so easy. Don't mix in washable crayons though, big mistake, they stay soft.

Great instructible! it was tons of fun with the kids. We asked their elementary school teachers for all their broken crayon bits and returned the new crayons back to the them. Also tried some using Ikea ice molds and being able to use the the oven was much easier than the microwave. Thanks!